News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-29

like YOURS the choice of seconds is mat
ter of great importance. May take the
liberty of inouiring the names of those
about to officiate in your behalf"
Il have none as yet, replied the young
provincial. Il shall probably take the
first two soldiers happen to meet; any
one, in short. l have no acquaintance In
Paris to whom l can apply"
Then, monsieur" said Staub, II may
venture to make proposal. whenever
| have leisure moment am generally
to be found at a shooting gallery where
some of our best marskmen are in the
habit of practicing, and am not alto
gether tyro myself. Therefore, as you
are unprovided with seconds, if you will
condescend to accept my services and
those of NJ. SakOsky-
Most willingly" interrupted SYM
phorien, who desired nothing better
lyon have anticipated my wish, and
saved me an infnity of trouble"
Three hours later the two adversaries
and their seconds arrived punctually at
the spot fixed upon for the encounter.
At the sight of his tailor and bootmaker
Rogue stared in amazement, and, ad-
vancing angrily toward them, inquired
what business they had there.
is this time or place." he cried,
''for Fostering me with your cOnfounded
bills?7'
'Oh, NJ Rogue" protested Staub,
chow could you suspect us of such an
unwarrantable liberty? We are not here
as tradesmen, but in the honorable ca
pacitv of seconds to NJ. Baliveau."
What" exclaimed Rogue, who could
hardly believe his ears; che has chosen
you?"
He could not well do otherwise. You
! gave him our names and addresses, and
/ as he knew no one else in Paris he was
only too glad to avail himself of our ser
vices"
Rooue's sense of humor, although by no
means prominent feature in his charac-
ter, was so irresistibly tickled by the
comicality of the situation that he laughed
outright Proiting by this unwonted
geniality, his two creditors implored him
to be meriful.
Consider, monster" said Sakosky,
''if you deprive US of so excellent a Gus
toner, what a loss it will be to both of
us? A perfect treasure, who pays with
out bargaining, and before the goods are
delivered These are hard times, NJ.
Rogue.
'|And we have so many bad debts on
our books" insinuated Staub.
Apparently not relishing the last al
fusion, Rogue pushed them unceremon-
iously aside, and striding up to where
his adversary was standing, eyed him
curiouslY.
"You are sharper fellow than took
you for" he said.
In what way ," asked Baliveau.
"You know how to get out of scrape
without compromising yourself. Tell
me, what made you so bent on duel
last night z?
Ambition, y frankly replied the pro-
vincial. 81 wished for celebrity, and
saw no better method of attaining it"
"Ah you are afflicted with that ma
MIA So was | once, but l have out
lived the folly. Well, your wish will be
gratifed, and more easily than mine was.
Get into my cabriolct when we are seen
together people will say of you: "Thcre
is the first man who ever went ont with
Rogue and came back safe and sound :"
Jump in, lest l change my mind and
that would be the worst for you "
Symphorien needed no second hint,
but took his seat beside his companion,
bv whom he was driven back to Paris
and paraded for a full hour along the
boulevard At length they stopped oppo-
site Tortoni's. 'That will do" said
Rogue awe part company here. Enjoy
your celebrity while you can, and if it
shouldn't last don't blame me. Adieu "
Stepping out of the cabriolet and sa-
luting his late antagonist with a jaunty
air, Baliveau, agreeably conscious that
he was the object of universal attention,
proceeded leisurely to the Cafe de Paris
then the restaurant in vogue, where he
dined, and felt that from the dame du
compton to the attending waiter every
eyeIwas upon him. During the rest of
the evening ms thirst for n0toricty was
satisfied even beyond his anticipation; as
he passed strangers whispered to each
other and glanced at him with respectful
admiration. cat last" he said to him
self, when he had strolled for the
twentieth time from the Rue Grange
Bateliere to the Chausee d'Antin and
vice versa-''at last | am somebody!n
Alas for the instability of human fe-
licitvl The hero of the hour had not
counted on the proverbial fickleness of
the Parisians. Next day a heavy fall
took place at the bourse, and on his APP
pearance on the boulevard in the after
noon "a change had come DER the spirit
of his drelm." To his amazement
and discontinue a constant success
sion of preoccupied spectators,
with scared or jubilant faces, as
the case might be, hurried along without
pausing even to glance at him; he was
alone in the crowd, his presence I'M
needed; nay, his very existence forgot
ten. At Tortoni's, no one honored him
with look of recognition; the cours de
la rente was the absorbing topic every
where discussed, and even at the cafe de
Paris the waiter who had yesterday min
| istered to his wants with a deferential
aacrity, now served him mechanically,
and without the faintest apparent recol-
lection of ever having set eyes on him
| before.
This was the coup-de-grace, and the
disappointed Baliveau was forced to ac-
knowledge that his brief span of noto-
riety was at end. Celebrity" he NUT
tered, as weary and dispirited he returned
to his hotel, ''is pleasant enough while
it lasts, but it is over too soon. And all
things taken into account, :" he added.
rejecting how narrowly he had escaped
| becoming target for the terrible Roque's
unerring aim, decidedly the game is
not worth the candle. Temple Bar.
The Origin of the Fairy Cinderella.